Defence Services Officers' Institute is one of the largest Officers Institute of this Country and also the largest of its kind in Asia, with a Membership of more than 15,000 spread all over India and abroad.

This Institute has a long rich history. It was first set up at the National Stadium on 22 Oct 1949 as Defence Services Club with Field Marshal K M Cariappa as its first President, and then it was shifted to its present location at Dhaula Kuan on 05 Jan 1967.

Located in the Delhi Cantonment area at Dhaula Kuan on  NH 8 (Delhi Gurgaon Road) which is co-located with Army Golf Course and residential complex of Defence services officers.